Vintage Computer Festival events are a unique family-friendly experience. The events celebrate the history of computing! Festivals include a hands-on exhibition hall, where you’ll find dozens of up-and-running examples of historic computers. Minicomputers of the 1960s, homebrew systems of the 1970s, and microcomputers of the 1980s are all represented. Festivals also have lectures, consignment sales, technical classes, food, prizes, and much more.
Sellam Ismail, of Silicon Valley consultantcy Vintage Tech Inc., founded the Vintage Computer Festival in 1997. Vintage Computer Federation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, acquired the flagship VCF East and VCF West editions in 2015. Other regional festivals are part of our network but remain independently owned and operated. Contact evan@vcfed.org if you’d like information on how to get a Festival in your area.
Upcoming editions of the Vintage Computer Festival:
2016 — VCF West XI, VCF Midwest, VCF Switzerland
Past editions of the Vintage Computer Festival:
2016 — VCF East XI, VCF Southeast 4.0, VCF Europa 17.0
2015 — VCF Southeast 3.0, VCF East 10 a.k.a. “VCFeX”
2014 — VCF Southeast 2.0, VCF East 9.1
2013 — VCF Southeast 1.0
2012 — VCF Southwest 3.0, VCF East 8.0
2011 — VCF East 7.0
2010 — VCF Midwest 5.0
2009 — VCF East 6.0, VCF Southwest 1.0
2008 — VCF East 5.0, VCF Midwest 4.0, VCF Europa 9.0
2007 — VCF West 10.0, VCF Midwest 3.0, VCF East 4.0, VCF Europa 8.0
2006 — VCF West 9.0, VCF Midwest 2.0, VCF East 3.0, VCF Europa 7.0
2005 — VCF West 8.0, VCF Midwest 1.0, VCF Europa 6.0
2004 — VCF West 7.0, VCF Italia 1.0, VCF East 2.0, VCF West Europa 5.0
2003 — VCF West 6.0, VCF Europa 4.0
2002 — VCF West 5.0, VCF Europa 3.0
2001 — VCF East 1.0, VCF Europa 2.0
2000 — VCF West 4.0, VCF Europa 1.0
1999 — VCF West 3.0
1998 — VCF West 2.0
1997 — VCF West 1.0